Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says he is still hopeful the season will start on time, even as the professional soccer league and its players head into the last week of their offseason without a collective bargaining agreement.

Tampa Bay star Steven Stamkos kept up his strong record against Chicago as he scored twice to lead the Lightning to a 4-0 win against the Blackhawks on Friday, closing the gap on the NHL Eastern Conference lead.

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics got the go-ahead Friday from the IOC executive board to change three venue locations, with more changes expected in the next few months as the Japanese try to cuts costs.

Playing in America for the first time this year, Rory McIlroy hit a 2-iron out of play.
A wind with gusts that approached 35 mph provided a rude welcome to just about everyone Thursday at the Honda Classic except for Jim Herman, who somehow made it around PGA National without a bogey for a 5-under 65 and a one-shot lead.